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Abstract
Nursing programs are highly competitive and stressful environments; nursing educators are looking for ways to mitigate the negative consequences of demanding training programs. This article explores and compares the mental health status and sociodemographic and personal characteristics that influence the psychological distress of nursing and non-nursing students learning in either official language of Canada. An online and paper survey was administered during class time to 990 students, 186 of whom were in an undergraduate nursing program in one of two postsecondary institutions in Manitoba, Canada. Findings demonstrate that students in nursing programs are more likely to report poor mental health than students in other undergraduate programs and that nursing students in the French-language institution report poorer mental health outcomes as compared to nursing students in the English-language institution. Life satisfaction and high self-esteem are positively associated with well-being, whereas age, gender, and learning in a second language are risk factors contributing to anxiety.
Keywords:
- mental health,
- risk behaviour,
- nursing students,
- linguistic minority,
- risk factors
Résumé
Les programmes de formation en sciences infirmières sont particulièrement compétitifs ; les éducateurs cherchent à atténuer les effets négatifs de ses programmes exigeants sur les apprenants. Cet article décrit et compare l’état de santé mentale, ainsi que les caractéristiques sociodémographiques et personnelles qui l’influencent, des étudiants en sciences infirmières et leurs paires, apprenants dans l’une des deux langues officielles du Canada. Un sondage en ligne et sur papier a été complété par 990 étudiants, dont 186 en sciences infirmières, dans un programme de premier cycle dans deux universités du Manitoba, Canada. Les données révèlent que les étudiants en sciences infirmières rapportent plus souvent souffrir d’une santé mentale languissante que leurs paires, et ce davantage pour ceux inscrits au programme en français. La satisfaction de vie et l’estime de soi sont associées positivement au bien-être, tandis que l’âge, le genre et l’apprentissage dans une deuxième langue contribuent à l’anxiété.
Mots-clés :
- santé mentale,
- comportements à risque,
- étudiants en sciences infirmières,
- minorités linguistiques,
- facteurs de risque
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